Hong Kong-based Handa Industries has unveiled plans to invest USD 250 million in Bangladesh’s textile and garment sector, a move set to generate 25,000 jobs and strengthen industrial cooperation between the two nations. The announcement came during a meeting between Handa Industries Chairman Han Chun and Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday. ...

National Consensus Commission’s Vice Chairman Ali Riaz has expressed hope to reach the July Charter by Thursday (July 31). ”We will combine them and reach the July Charter by the day after tomorrow.” Ali Riaz’s remarks came at the start of the talks at Foreign Service Academy on Tuesday. Referring to the draft of the July Charter being presented to ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that if BNP is elected to power, the party would take all necessary steps to rehabilitate the families and children of the July movement victims. ”Though the victim of enforced disappearance cannot be returned, there is an opportunity to do something for the affected families.” Fakhrul made the remarks while speaking ...

One-piece kameez has become a go-to choice for girls, especially during the monsoon season. Its versatility makes it easy to pair with stylish salwars, jeans, or palazzos – offering a perfect blend of comfort and elegance. This season’s collections feature a range of trendy patterns and modern cuts designed to reflect the mood of the monsoon. With unpredictable weather bringing ...

Bangladesh and Pakistan have expressed deep concern over the ongoing Israeli aggression and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Palestine, reiterating their unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and their just cause. This was reflected during a meeting between Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, held on the sidelines ...

Once left untouched for years, over 4,200 hectares of fallow land in Moulvibazar have been brought under cultivation in just five years — marking a quiet revolution in the district’s agricultural sector. Barren fields are now rich with crops, offering fresh hope and prosperity to local farmers and the market alike. Abdul Ahad, a farmer in the Joychandi area of ...

An estimated 61 million people are living with hepatitis B and another 9 million with hepatitis C across the WHO South-East Asia Region, according to the World Health Organization, which marked World Hepatitis Day on Monday with a call to “break down” the barriers to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. “Our Region bears one of the highest burdens of chronic viral ...

Sunjay Kapur and Karisma Kapoor’s troubled marriage has been under immense public scrutiny following the business tycoon’s sudden death during a Polo match in the UK on June 12. The couple filed for a divorce in 2014, which was eventually settled in 2016. During the divorce proceedings, Sunjay alleged that Karisma married him as “rebound” after her break-up with Abhishek ...

Four people, including a Bangladeshi-American NYPD officer, were killed in a mass shooting at an office building in Midtown Manhattan on Monday evening. The gunman later died by suicide, according to authorities. The suspect, identified as Shane Tamura, 38, of Las Vegas, entered the building on Park Avenue carrying an M4 rifle and opened fire. Surveillance footage showed him exiting ...

Thirty people were killed in Beijing as of midnight on Monday as almost a year’s worth of rain hit the capital in a matter of days, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. The deaths were reported in Beijing’s mountainous northern districts, with 28 in Miyun and two in Yanqing. State media did not specify when or how the ...